Biographical Sketch:
Anne Provencher Bolliger, DVM, MSc, DACVP, DECVCP
Anne Provencher Bolliger received her Veterinary Medicine and Masters degrees
(DVM MSc) degrees at The University of Montreal, Canada. After 3 years in small
animal practice and 3 years in a contract research organization, Dr Provencher
pursued her interest in clinical pathology by completing a residency at Michigan
State University (MSU) and later obtained board certification with the American
College of Veterinary Pathology in Clinical Pathology. She worked as an assistant
professor in clinical pathology for 4 years at the University of Berne in
Switzerland followed by 3 years in the endocrine diagnostic section of the Animal
Health Diagnostic Laboratory at MSU. In 2002, Dr Provencher joined Novartis
Pharma AG in Basel, Switzerland where she was Head of the clinical pathology
laboratory in Safety Profiling and Assessment (preclinical safety) for 6 years. In
the summer of 2008, she moved back to Canada and took a position at Charles
River Laboratories as Senior Clinical Pathologist. Dr Provencher participates to
cross industry initiatives and position papers with other pathologists from
pharmaceutical companies, mainly in the field of bone marrow evaluation. She is
one of the co-founder, past secretary and past chairperson of the Credential
Committee of the European College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ECVCP); she
presently remains an active member of the Credential Committee. She is the
chair of the Regulatory Affair Committee of the ASVCP, as well as a member of
the Career Development and Recruitment Committee of the Society of
Toxicological Pathology (STP).